Chapter 307 - Treasure hunt again? (2/2)

“Cut the c.r.a.p!” Lin Li snapped angrily. “If you are not a peeping Tom, why did you keep nagging at my ear to take this key? Do you know that I had to let the entire bunch of robbers strip just to get it? Unknowing people might think that I have such a weird fetish…!”

“So exciting?”

“Shut up!” Lin Li placed the key on the table. “If you don’t give me a reasonable explanation, get ready to stay inside the ring for a month!”

“Don’t worry! Listen to me first…” Perhaps it was due to him being trapped in the Ring of Endless Storm for too long, but Connoris was unusually straightforward in his words today.

“Your neighbor?” Lin Li asked before realizing its meaning. “You mean, a devil?”

“That’s right. A real high-level devil. The Lord of the 10th level of the abyss, Saradus!”

“Oh my G.o.d…”

“Young man, calm down. I still have more shocking news than this.

“My neighbor is not an agreeable person. Ever since he was born, he never stopped challenging me. Unfortunately for him, he never succeeded. How would a mighty Soul Trader lose to a pitiful worm? Those times are really making me feel nostalgic; every day was filled with battles. There were always countless devils battling on the 10th and 11th level of the abyss.

“This lasted until one day, when Osric brought his Magic Legion into the abyss. Those darn High Elves were too powerful. Osric’s Magic Legion was like a mincer that ground all of the devils into bits and pieces.

“Osric only used an evening to defeat the level-10 of the abyss, and nearly killed my sweet little neighbor…”

“Nearly?”

“Yeah, nearly…” Connoris replied. He was really immersed in his story, and his hoa.r.s.e voice was filled with emotions. “When the Magic Legion was chasing after him, Saradus shamelessly escaped into my palace…”

“That’s so stupid…”

“Heh…” Connoris laughed. “You’re right. I killed him, and swallowed his soul. Yet, this was all normal. Only the fittest survive in the abyss. If it was me that tried to hide in Saradus’ palace, my sweet neighbor would have done the same without hesitation.”

“Cut the c.r.a.p, get to the main point.”

“I’m sure that you know that there would be memory fragments inside any soul. Hence, when I was swallowing Saradus’ soul, I obtained part of his memories. One was related to this key. From this memory, I found Saradus had sneaked into the world outside the abyss many years ago and built a personal force there.

“I could not find further information about it. Still, there is something I’m really sure of. That is, my adorable neighbor’s special interest in magical metals. He used his own ability to gather many precious magical metals in this world, and hid them in a secret place. As for the key to that place, it was in the hands of a loyal human slave of his…”

“It’s a treasure hunt again?” Lin Li interrupted Connoris. He started to understand the situation now.

“That’s right.”

“Then, did you find the exact location of the treasure in Saradus’ memory?”

“Heh, that’s why I’m here to discuss some things with you. So, are you keen to be my dear partner in attaining the wealth of a demon monarch?”

“Are you going to tell me or not?” Lin Li asked impatiently. He was extremely clear on the Soul Trader’s personality. When he heard the word “discuss”, he knew that that fella had ill intentions.

“G.o.ddammit, how could you threaten a mighty Soul Trader?” The stale dimension within the Ring of Endless Storm was Connoris’ weakness. When he saw Lin Li open the ring, he started pleading with him. “W-wait, wait, wait… I will tell you everything…”

“That’s more like it…”